Strategize Spring Gardens
April 5, 2011With a little forethought and planning, it’s possible to get the garden started right now.
Time to Transplant
March 31, 2011I finally got around to transplanting all the seedlings growing on my new grow-light stand. They look so great!
Spring Seed Starting
February 24, 2011I know that spring is just around the corner because the chickens have started to lay again. That’s always a good sign. There are, of course, other indications that spring is nearly here.
Favorite Seed Catalogs
January 20, 2011The seed catalogs have really started rolling in, now, and it’s so exciting. I was talking with some fellow gardeners yesterday about their favorite catalogs and about some of the new varieties they are looking forward to trying this year.
Taking Control of Witchweed
January 18, 2011Farmers and officials in the Carolinas work together to combat witchweed, which is devastating the area’s prime crops.
Winter Squash
November 17, 2010Photo by Judith Hausman Got some butternut squash in the pantry? Whip up a barley risotto using chicken stock, barley, sage and, of course, butternut squash. Here’s my theory: The writers of Invasion of the Body Snatchers used a Hubbard squash as the model for the pod from which the characters’ “doubles” emerged. Have you […]
